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October 2026 : European Renaissance 10012026

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Event created by richardmurray

This event began 10/01/2026 and repeats every year forever

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https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/October-2026-%3A-European-Renaissance-1373078979

CONTENT

European Renaissance: October 2026 Contest 🌅

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color-me-clubCommunity


little prima ballerina
Join @color-me-club in coloring or creating coloring pages about themes that enliven our spirits. Coloring can be meditative fun or a communal activity, open to anyone at any skill level. Making a coloring page is like making a ticket for another's imagination into a place they have never been. Get inspired to color a world you have never seen but isn't complete without your prismatic touch!
little prima ballerina

🎯 THE CHALLENGE


The European Renaissance is from the 1300s in Italy, commonly called the Trecento, spreading throughout Europe into the 1500s, commonly called the Cinquecento, and ending in the 1600s, commonly called the Seicento. For this challenge, the European Renaissance refers to the process from the of improving all aspects to appear real, until the Mannerism phase of the European Renaissance, which has a particular nature.


  • 1. For the Line Art Creators: Create an artwork, black lines and white space, that utilizes as many elements as possible. The following are examples of artistic elements: depth[arrangement of elements in a work suggesting spatial arrangements], detail[how small areas of a work look], perspective[of the viewer to the space], alignment[objects spatial arrangement with themselves], realism[how items seem real] The time or place or fantasy, is free for you to decide .Please look at the example work below and the inspiring gallery below to comprehend.


  • 2. For the Colorists: It has two paths. 1) During the lineart challenge, If you make an acceptable lineart, you can color the lineart you make and it wil be an entry for the coloring challenge OR you can use my example lineart , below. 2) For the coloring challenge, look at the time below, you can color any acceptable lineart in the lineart challenge


MY EXAMPLE

I used the following techniques

I used the following

detail of figure-the dog.

perspective angle- the mirror reflection

background+midground+foreground- the hallway

two depth perspectives- the hallway plus outside

detail background- the woman naked in the window.

A Lady Leaves


If you need more inspiration for your imagination I provide some more tools at the bottom of this post :)


FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DO THE COLORING CHALLENGE

After the lineart challenge is finished, see below for times, you will be able to use any of the entries of the lineart challenge plus my example image to color


FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DO BOTH CHALLENGES

Please go for it! But you must note the times for each.


📅 DATES & SUBMISSION

👨‍⚖️ Winners selected at the sole discretion of @color-me-club group administrators; all decisions are final and non-negotiable

You can also share your creations in the comments below to get feedback form other group members or just start a conversation about your art :)

🏆 PRIZES & REWARDS

All prizes courtesy of @Community and @color-me-club Ambassadors :D

🖋️ Line Art Category

  • 🏅 Winner: 1,000 pts + Hype

  • 🥈 Honorable Mention I: 500 pts + Hype

  • 🥉 Honorable Mention II: 500 pts + Hype

🎨 Coloring Category

  • 🏅 Winner: 500 pts + Hype

  • 🥈 Honorable Mention I: 250 pts + Quartz

  • 🥉 Honorable Mention II: 250 pts + Quartz

📋 RULES & GUIDELINES

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Human illustration only. No AI-generated entries will be accepted. Visit @DeviantAI for AI contests.

  • Originality & Copyright: The line art must be your own work. Ripped or "sampled" line art will be disqualified, this includes tracing. This doesn't include referenced images. You may use images for reference, as long as you don't trace it directly and provide credit in the artist's comments section of your entry.

  • Requirements: Min. 1200px / 300 dpi. Traditional art must be clean and scanned.Need help? Use this website to check the pixel size and dpi of your image.]

  • Traditional drawings must be cleanly scanned, in focus, adjusted to predominately black and white, and on plain white paper. [Need help? Check out this excellent tutorial by @BeckyKidus: How to digitally edit traditional line art.]

  • Originality: Must be your own work created after September 2026. No tracing.

  • All entries must abide by the DeviantArt Terms of Service, Fair Use rules for submissions

  • Accessibility: Line art must be free to download.

  • Membership: Join @color-me-club to be eligible! That's free too :D

📚 INSPIRATION

Need help with your imagination? Search your gallery for renaissance.

The European Renaissance has portraits [ the most common] , religious or secular or mythological works.


The European Renaissance is from the 1300s in Italy, commonly called the Trecento, spreading throughout Europe into the 1500s, commonly called the Cinquecento, and ending in the 1600s, commonly called the Seicento. For this challenge, the European Renaissance refers to the process from the of improving all aspects to appear real, until the Mannerism phase of the European Renaissance, which has a particular nature.


The following is an enlarged assistant to guide you through that long time period providing links to examples.

EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE INSPIRATION GUIDE

European Renaissance Inspiration Guide

4 mins ago

FOR THE October 2026 : European Renaissance

The Following is a Gallery with artwork to inspire, please use the guide above for more information. Remember, the goal in the European Renaissance first phase is to utilize as many elements as possible and be as natural as possible.


Matteo di GiovanniLife drawingMadonna (Duccio di Buoninsegna)Madonna di Crevole (Duccio di Buoninsegna)Ritratto di Sant'AntonioI Am my PainBattista SforzaVenus of Sandro BotticelliThe Three Graces - Sandro BotticelliSandro BotticelliSandro Botticelli ReproductionstudyAniol z lutnia.Hieronymus Bosch's bizarre FloraDetail from Exaltation of the CrossAquarius bday SketchInktober 2025 | Day 15 : RaggedLegends of AkoradeMessage in a bottle momentsGoggled Woodpecker Make Green ManDecember Secret Santa 2023 blackandwhitePrincess Candace in a moment in the Kingdom of MirMonaLisaFixed ColoringAddietober Day 11- Crows- ink


I can't wait to see the beautiful works interpreting the European Renaissance!!


@HDdeviant



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